Pros Of Hiring A Professional Cleaning Company
Professional Cleaning Products
Professionally Trained
Invoicing / Vat Registered
Cover for sick leave
Transport
Booking Systems
Online Secure Payments
Cleaning Supervisors
Accountable
Insured
Vetted
RED FLAGS - Some of the issues I have come across in this industry while trying to find the right people for the team - Finding the right people has been our biggest challenge
Here are some con’s to watch out for when hiring a cleaner – Red Flags
Letting someone into your home that you have no details for
No ID / No Address / No Comeback
Confirming visa to work available – then not being available when requested
Difficulty in communicating
Chemicals used for cleaning can be dangerous if not used correctly
Difficulty understanding instructions
No process if anything goes missing
No Accountability / No Shows / Ghosting
Communication issues
Not understanding directions
Lateness due to transport
No references available
No H&S Training
No Processes
No Training
No Experience
No Cleaning products
Cash Payments only
Not Long term
No insurance
No Hover
No Transport
Unvetted
Breakages
Ghosts – Disappear when things go wrong
Example – A Few Shockers That I Came Across
I asked one person at an interview what they used to clean people's homes and they showed me a picture of black mold cleaner – and they have a few cloth's that they used to clean the entire home all surfaces – using cloth's on bathrooms / then on kitchens – and not washing before moving to clean another home. – Cross Contamination Hazard
Not listening during training / no interest in understanding cleaning processes and chemicals – Hazard
Washing the floor with a mop and not sweeping or hoovering the floor first – Just common sense
No Hover / no transport/communication issues – has been another challenge.
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